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The first edition of The Culturally Proficient School was designed as a brief guide for school leaders on implementing the principles and practices of Cultural Proficiency at the building level. Unlike the Lindsey’s first book, Cultural Proficiency: A Manual for School Leaders, which is summative in nature, this book was meant to be more ‘how-to.’ The authors describe it as a ‘handbook’ for building level leaders (including teacher leaders) who are ‘seeking opportunities to have meaningful conversations about developing culturally proficient practices.’ It was also assumed that the majority of readers of The Culturally Proficient School had already read Cultural Proficiency: A Manual for School Leaders. The first edition (and proposed second edition) incorporate many of the hallmark features of other titles in the CP series including a running (composite) case study and numerous reflective prompts. The book is lighter on foundational material such as historical background and heavier on skills, e.g., a full chapter on the ‘Art and Science of Conversation.’ This second edition is designed to bring forward the authors’ latest learning about individual and institutional efforts to close access and achievement gaps. It will include the Cultural Proficiency Framework — a more recent conceptual model that the authors have used in their latest publications. It will also include the most up-to-date version of the Guiding Principles of Cultural Proficiency (from 5 to 9 principles), new material on the art and science of conversation and its critical importance in the health of organizations, and significant updating to the running case study to better reflect the current accountability climate and new trends in policy and practice. Randall B. Lindsey is emeritus professor at California State University, Los Angeles and has a practice centered on educational consulting and issues related to equity and access. Prior to higher education faculty roles, he served as a junior and senior high school history teacher, a district office administrator for school desegregation, and executive director of a non-profit corporation. All of his experiences have been in working with diverse populations and his area of study is the behavior of white people in multicultural settings. It is his belief and experience that too often white people are observers of multicultural issues rather than personally involved with them. He works with colleagues to design and implement programs for and with schools, law enforcement agencies, and community-based organizations to provide access and achievement. He and his wife and frequent co-author, Delores, are enjoying this phase of life as grandparents, as educators, and in support of just causes that extend the promises of democracy throughout society in authentic ways. Forewords 1st edition– Flora Ida Ortiz 2nd edition– Sid Salazar Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction I. Cultural Proficiency and the Achievement Gap 1. Culture Frames Achievement Gaps Getting Centered Cultural Proficiency Manages Change Our Invitation to You: From NCLB to Common Core The ‘Why’ of This Book 2. The Importance of Culturally Proficient Leadership The Case: Maple View Maple View School District Maple View: The People Leadership Action That Matters Invitation: Assess Your Receptivity Cultural Proficiency Receptivity Scale Going Deeper II. The Tools of Cultural Proficiency: An Inside-Out Change Process The Conceptual Framework is a Guide 3. Overcoming Self-Imposed Barriers to Moral Leadership Getting Centered Maple View Discovers What it Cares About Entitlement and Privilege as Education History Transformative Leadership Facing Entitlement: The Conundrum of Anger, Guilt or Confidence Reflections on Entitlement: A Pine Hills Elementary School Conversation Reflections on Entitlement: Oppression, Entitlement, or Self-Determination and Personal Responsibility? Self Determination and Personal Responsibility: From Feelings to Action 4. Cultural Proficiency in Practice: The Guiding Principles Sam Brewer: The Making of a Culturally Proficient Practice Mobilizing Communities to Make Progress – Without Easy Answers The Guiding Principles of Culturally Proficient Leadership Focus on Assets, Overcome Barriers Core Value Expressions in Maple View School District Applying Guiding Principles to Your Practice 5. The Cultural Proficiency Continuum: Changing the Conversation Cultural Proficiency: A Transformative Approach Return to Maple View 6. The Essential Elements as Standards of Leadership Behavior Tolerance for Diversity vs. Transformation for Equity Pine Hills High School’s Leadership Approach to Cultural Proficiency Essential Elements as Standards for Leadership Behavior and School Policy Making Sense of the Elements, Standards, and Behavior Template for Strategic Planning Going Deeper III. Professional Learning for Organizational Change 7. Conversation: A Skill for the Culturally Proficient Leader Getting Centered Skillful Use of Communication Channels Organizations as Relationships The Essence of Communication: Co-constructing Meaning Modes of Conversing Practicing Conversation Skills 8. Leading in a Culture of Learning and Transformative Change Learning How to be a Culturally Proficient Leader Transformative Learning A Transformative Vision of Maple View School District Our Wish to You and the Community You Serve Going Deeper Resources Book Study Guide The People of Maple View Break Through Questions Matrix of Cultural Proficiency Books’ and Essential Questions References Index
